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September 2011

A recent report by the University of Missouri confirms something many of us already knew: “Mexican-American students who identify and practice speaking their native language have higher grades than those who are put in English-only environments in their schools.”

After many years of dreaming with this moment, and after several weeks of hard work, I finally organized my library according to the topics of my own choosing. This experience left me simultaneously happy as a child with a new toy and perplexed because now –in a tiny scale– I understand what Borge…

I recently read a story in a local community newspaper about a young woman, daughter of immigrants, who, after overcoming many obstacles, earned a college degree and opened her own businesses. With the usual triumphalism proper of this kind of publications, the story said the woman was living the …

During the Labor Day weekend, Denver closes the summer season with the Taste of Colorado, a festival in downtown Denver where dozens of local restaurants offer a “taste” of their best dishes. At that festival, I met a dish until that moment unknown to me, the Indian taco.